People say there is a thing about 'blame the user', i think we also have a culture where he user think he is never wrong. He maybe lacking in much awareness of the game or especially understanding football and ow formations and balance work, he throw plenty of excuses around and just blame the game for fitting into how he thinks football should play.
Some things we all know Konami have fucked up on, but some, you just don't know, you get pockets of people complaining about certain issues which others don't find.
There has been no guides since i think PES 2011 whatsoever, no proper books explaining whats in the game what effects what.
This is why i's hard for us all to really understand certain issues if the game is truly shit (which it isn't) or if people are suffering with gamer entitlement syndrome. (I'm a gamer and i'm always right, its always the games fault)
There sin't a balance on any forum anymore.
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Something i have to share with you all, only partly related to what i said above.
I've been playing 30 minute matches and Cup modes on PES 2013 recently and more so even than PES 2011 which was essential the first game to create a linear scrip where balance and stats would take more of an effect depending on the time length of a match and on the difficulty level. (stamina was fake on PES 2011 although)
Again I've been using Mexico and Colombia in the Copa America knockout, 30 minutes a game, on 'Superstar'. Now, in terms of scorelines, you can and you will get realistic 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 scorelines, but you have to work for them!
- If you don't organize yourself defensively don't complain being 3/4-0 down after 30 minutes gametime? Its because you haven't put balance with defensive minded midfielders in your midfield especially,
- Unless your defending really deep remember to set offside trap on in game settings, also use the manual offside trap from time to time and ingame strategy.
- Going back to the first point. The midfield is vital to sort out, If your playing a superior team you may want to think again putting players with ATT 3 DEF 1 int he your midfield because they won't help out and will leave your team open to just being mowed down.
Even without changing their tactics like I have the CPU will attack slower on 30 minutes matches, but i must STRESS that you formation is a big dictator in how they play. If you have a solid midfield, they will sit, they will pass and look for openings, if you have a open midfield they will just walk through you! Players like James Milner will become more important when playing this time length, unlike when you play 10 minutes or even 15 to an certain extent.
Now despite some quite clear shortcoming in crossing, and the CPU's passing being a little to accurate and good for me, the plays like a proper match, the realism is way beyond any other football game out there or in the past, people must understand this does NOT make PES 2013 the best football game ever at all because it is far more realistic than anything else, no! The legacy of the PS2 games where still better int he context of the time, i like PES 2013 a lot, its quality but quite a few disappointing aspects it is an 8.5/10 not a 9 like PES 5 etc..
However, there are simulation aspect which people are not aware of which they may encounter and I fear people will moan and complain,rather than try to understand where are going wrong ad learn to handle the game and actually lean a thing or two about football tactics which i this generation where the spotlight has been FIFA and game with no tactical awareness whatsoever entirety has not been discussed enough. Its just as even if more important than all the physics and aesthetics stuff.
This is why i'll be happy if gameplay wise PES 2014 is PES 2013 with better physics and animations pus the CPU and me having less precise crossing and the CPu passing toned down a little bit.
I'll need to test professional on 30 mintues, it maybe more realistic than Superstar.